Galapagos Species Database
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Anoplodactylus torus
araña de mar, Sea spider
coastal
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Pycnogonida
Order
Pantopoda
Suborder
Eupantopodida
Superfamily
Phoxichilidoidea
Family
Phoxichilidiidae
Genus
Anoplodactylus
Species
torus
Taxon category: Accepted
Paratype: USNM 125151, Pacific Ocean (N side of anchorage, Isla San Salvador, Sullivan Bay, Galapagos Islands)
Origin: Endemic
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Child, C.A. Hedgpeth, J.W. (1971) Pycnogonida of the Galápagos Islands. J. Natl. Hist., 5(6): 609-634.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Anoplodactylus torus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15981. Accessed 1 November 2026.